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Surviving and thriving through recessionary headwinds

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    Ashurst Reach partnered with the Association of Corporate Counsel to explore how in-house legal teams can survive and thrive through recessionary headwinds.

    What you need to know

    The global economy continues to reel from pandemic-related measures, geopolitical instability and high inflation. With bottom line pressures at play, many executives have been preparing for the worst.

    Ashurst Reach partnered with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) to host roundtable sessions in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

    More than 40 participants shared key measures in-house legal teams can implement to survive and thrive in challenging market conditions.

    • As one participant observed, updating precedents is “always on the to-do list, rarely on the done list”. Participants delve into tried and true strategies for movingprecedent and clause banksto the 'done-list'.
    • Upskilling the businessis commonly agreed to be the most effective way to preserve legal resources. The roundtables surfaced themes of education and resourcing.
    • Reducing silos, increasing collaboration and allocation of resources can all be supported by undertakingworkflow auditsto increase efficiencies.
    • Investment inprocess automation and technologyfor low-level work can be a daunting task, but is seen to boost perceived team value and retention.

    What you need to do

    • Download the 'Survive and thrive' report below.
    • For more information on Flexible Resourcing, see below.

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    The information provided is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all developments in the law and practice, or to cover all aspects of those referred to.
    Readers should take legal advice before applying it to specific issues or transactions.

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